OS Command Injection in gogs - CVE-2022-1986
Published: June 8, 2022 / Updated: April 27, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU128083
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1986
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain SSH access to the server.
The vulnerability exists due to command injection in the file editor when updating a crafted config file into a repository's .git directory in combination with crafted file deletion. A remote user can upload and delete crafted files to gain SSH access to the server.
Only installations with repository upload enabled are vulnerable.
Affected software
gogs
How to mitigate CVE-2022-1986
Install security update from vendor's website.
gogs - update to 0.12.9